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Jt Brannan
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Book Description

25 Oct 2012
For millennia it has lain there undiscovered. Now the time has come...

Research scientist Evelyn Edwards always knew the Antarctic held deep secrets but the discovery of a 40,000 year old body buried under the ice caps surpasses even her wildest expectations. But just as her team begins extracting the body the dream turns into a horrific nightmare as they are targeted for death by someone who wants to keep this secret buried. Evelyn barely escapes with her life...

On the run, alone and desperate, she turns to her ex-husband Matt Adams, a former member of an elite government unit, for help. Soon, they find themselves caught up in a frantic race against time, which takes them from Area 51 to the Large Hadron Collider in Geneva, as they try to uncover the biggest conspiracy of all time before it's too late for everyone...

If mankind thought it knew its origins, the time has come to think again because its every belief is about to be challenged...

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  • Paperback: 400 pages
  • Publisher: Headline (25 Oct 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0755396847
  • ISBN-13: 978-0755396849
  • Product Dimensions: 14.6 x 2.7 x 19.7 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (47 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 143,839 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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'ORIGIN is a thrill a minute ride of a book' (Simon Toyne, bestselling author of SANCTUS )

'Smart, sophisticated and thrilling, ORIGIN drags you in and makes you hold your breath right to the last lung bursting page' (Sam Christer, bestselling author of THE STONEHENGE LEGACY )

'What an absorbing, rollercoaster of a read' (Elly Griffiths )

'Origin is a truly original novel, seamlessly meshing a modern high-tech chase thriller, stuffed full of guns and gadgets, with elements of ancient history to produce a book that's both thought-provoking and relentlessly exciting' (James Becker, bestselling author of THE FIRST APOSTLE )

About the Author

JT Brannan trained as a British Army officer at Sandhurst, before deciding to pursue a writing career. A former national Karate champion, he now teaches Karate, MMA, and his own system of reality-based self-defence. He lives near Harrogate with his wife and two young children. ORIGIN is his first novel.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Thoroughly enjoyable tosh 3 Mar 2013
By Rowena Hoseason TOP 50 REVIEWER
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There should be some kind of award for books which are fundamentally rubbish, but at the same time achieve brilliance. Origin would win that award, hands down.
It's a glorious mash-up of prominently preposterous conspiracy theories which owes an awful lot to the key theme of the X-Files. The writing is clunky at best, third-rate in places. The hero is an AmerInd version of Jason Bourne, ex-special forces carrying emotional baggage and yet with uncanny tracking, fighting, flying, etc, abilities. He's a living incarnation of Action Man (but Action Man is a bit more believable).
The bad guys are the global secret society who have sealed an nefarious deal which somehow involves Roswell, Area 51, a 40,000 year old body in Antarctica, the lost civilisation of Atlantis and all the 'God is an astronaut' themes recently used to much more chilling effect by Ridley Scott in Prometheus [DVD]. Origin does score some points by including CERN and the LHC in this mix. All we needed was the black oil and a bounty hunter or two and it would've been just like old times. The plot is so outlandish that it makes Alias -- Alias 1-5 The Complete Set [DVD] -- look like a documentary at times.
Yet even while I was totally aware of this book's failings - not least its two-dimensional characters and unfeasible action sequences - I couldn't help loving the chutzpah of the author who just slung all this into a thoroughly entertaining melting pot, and cracked on with telling a totally rewarding and engaging (if implausible) tale. Origin tries hard to be a combination of Dan Brown [Digital Fortress] and Michael Crichton [The Andromeda Strain], and it's nowhere near that accomplished. Indeed, at one point it comes over like a 1980's Bond movie with the protagonists held prisoner deep inside the underground techno-lair. Blofeld doesn't put in an appearance but the main baddie, intent on death and destruction for all humanity, does kinda whirl his mustache and handily explain all the finer details of the plot while the good guys are tied to chairs...
However, Origin is an extremely enjoyable romp, satisfying beyond reasonable expectation. Hence a solid three stars: Origin proved to be much more enjoyable than many 'worthy' works of fiction which are best used for propping up wobbly tables. With any luck JJ Abrams will turn it into an even less plausible movie, which would be likewise heaps of fun.
7/10
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4.0 out of 5 stars Matthew Reilly meets Dan Brown 20 Mar 2013
By Debbie
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This is a book that when you get to the end, you kick yourself for not seeing the pointers along the way that were so glaringly obvious in retrospect. Can't say more because that wouldn't be fair, but it *was* cleverly done.

Matthew Reilly meets Dan Brown. Now I adore Matthew Reilly's impossible plots and implausible action scenes because he does it so well. And I love Dan Brown's conspiracy theories, so I was set up to like this book.

We have action. As Lynn and Matt are running from the baddies, we have a lot of very implausible escapes and an awful lot of the book relies on the baddies being able to hook into every CCTV camera on the planet and track people by face-recognition software. After the set-up in the early pages with the discovery of a preserved homo sapiens body in ice that formed 40,000 years ago, I felt that there was a little too much action in the first half of the book - and not enough plot to hold it all together. But I kept reading and was rewarded by the ultimate conspiracy theory in the second half, although it's a shame that we had the typical Dr Evil telling our heroes the entire plot because he's going to kill them anyway ... and then they escape and know where they have to go to foil the plan.

A good read. I'd read more from this author.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Take out your brain, read enjoy. 20 Mar 2013
By FLB TOP 500 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
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Some books and films are in my opinion just made to sit there, remove your brain and enjoy. This falls well within that category, It's no doubt a summer blockbuster film in the making.

The author has taken every conspiracy theory and SF horror book ever written, mixed them up and come up with a reasonably new plot idea.

If you want a serious, well written thought provoking book..........try Dickens. If you just want to sit and while away the hours without much effort and still have an enjoyable time then try this book, I don't think you will be disappointed.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Conspiracies galore
Origin is a science fiction conspiracy novel pulling together all manner of myths and theories to present a yarn offering an alternative view of how mankind came to be and an... Read more
Published 8 hours ago by CJ
5.0 out of 5 stars Well written, gripping and clever
I would not normally be attracted to this style of book but I read about it in Writers News and thought it sounded interesting. I was not disappointed. Read more
Published 13 days ago by Annelie
4.0 out of 5 stars Tongue in Cheek Winner!
This is a far-fetched fast thriller set in the frozen Antarctic wastes that most will find thoroughly enjoyable if you are prepared not to take it too seriously. Read more
Published 1 month ago by G. Wylie
3.0 out of 5 stars Reasonable read, if you are into aliens
A frozen body is found in the ice in Antarctica by a Nasa research scientist Lynn Edwards. She has proved the ice is 40,000 years old but the body is of a human man. Read more
Published 1 month ago by MarkH_1974
5.0 out of 5 stars AMAZING!
Best book I have read! Great ending, full of twists, action, adventure and mystery! Seriously recommended, could not put this book down
Published 1 month ago by MickiBoo
4.0 out of 5 stars You should hate it, but you'll love it
This book is a typical example of the literature in this field, SWAT teams, villains, powerful politicians, mysteries and conspiracies, with a bit of love action thrown in. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Ioannis Glinavos
4.0 out of 5 stars easy read
A good thriller if slightly implausable at times,but an interesting concept. Would translate to a film quite well. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Mrs. J. Brine
4.0 out of 5 stars Awesome
A good read. Recommended for conspiracy theorists. And David icke. And maybe some lizards. Seriously though I really enjoyed it. A fast paced page turner with strong characters.
Published 3 months ago by waylon davies
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Fantastic book couldn't put it down, highly deserving of 5 stars would highly recommend reading it. It kept me entertained.
Published 3 months ago by mr d fletcher
3.0 out of 5 stars Good, if flawed, debut.
In my teens I was a huge X-Files fan. And when I say huge, I mean the kind that had taped all the episodes from TV, had the official season companions, and debated endless theories... Read more
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